Antonyms for ease
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1. easenoun

   Synonyms:
   peace, facility, peace of mind, comfort, leisure, skill, rest, dexterity, relaxation, free time, reduce, assuage, alleviate, lay off, simplify, slacken, give someone a break, cruise, loosen, lessen, salve, relax

2. easenoun

   To free (something) from pain, worry, agitation, etc.

   He eased his conscience by confessing.

   Synonyms:
   dexterity, relaxation, peace of mind, comfort, skill, peace, facility, free time, rest, leisure, assuage, slacken, reduce, simplify, alleviate, lay off, lessen, loosen, cruise, give someone a break, relax, salve

3. easenoun

   To alleviate, assuage or lessen (pain).

   He loosened his shoe to ease the pain.

   Synonyms:
   free time, dexterity, skill, peace of mind, facility, rest, peace, leisure, relaxation, comfort, lessen, alleviate, give someone a break, slacken, lay off, reduce, loosen, simplify, assuage, cruise, relax, salve

4. easenoun

   To give respite to (someone).

   The provision of extra staff eased their workload.

   Synonyms:
   relaxation, dexterity, rest, comfort, leisure, skill, facility, free time, peace, peace of mind, salve, lay off, lessen, simplify, relax, reduce, give someone a break, slacken, assuage, loosen, cruise, alleviate

5. easenoun

   To loosen or slacken the tension on (something).

   We eased the rope, then lowered the sail.

   Synonyms:
   dexterity, leisure, relaxation, peace, rest, peace of mind, free time, comfort, skill, facility, lessen, loosen, slacken, alleviate, reduce, simplify, cruise, assuage, give someone a break, relax, lay off, salve

6. easenoun

   To reduce the difficulty of (something).

   We had to ease the entry requirements.

   Synonyms:
   free time, skill, facility, rest, relaxation, peace of mind, peace, comfort, leisure, dexterity, lessen, give someone a break, slacken, simplify, lay off, salve, loosen, alleviate, reduce, assuage, relax, cruise

7. easenoun

   To move (something) slowly and carefully.

   He eased the cork from the bottle.

   Synonyms:
   leisure, rest, dexterity, peace of mind, skill, relaxation, free time, facility, comfort, peace, alleviate, salve, relax, loosen, give someone a break, assuage, slacken, lay off, lessen, simplify, cruise, reduce

8. easeverb

   To lessen in severity.

   The pain eased overnight.

   Synonyms:
   rest, dexterity, peace of mind, facility, comfort, relaxation, peace, skill, leisure, free time, salve, give someone a break, lay off, relax, reduce, loosen, lessen, cruise, slacken, simplify, alleviate, assuage

9. easeverb

   To proceed with little effort.

   The car eased onto the motorway.

   Synonyms:
   lay off, loosen, relax, simplify, salve, alleviate, give someone a break, cruise, slacken, reduce, lessen, assuage

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:1.0 / 1 vote

1. ease

   Ease in the sense here considered denotes freedom from conscious or apparent effort, tax, or strain. Ease may be either of condition or of action; facility is always of action; readiness is of action or of expected action. One lives at ease who has no pressing cares; one stands at ease, moves or speaks with ease, when wholly without constraint. Facility is always active; readiness may be active or passive; the speaker has facility of expression, readiness of wit; any appliance is in readiness for use. Ease of action may imply merely the possession of ample power; facility always implies practise and skill; any one can press down the keys of a typewriter with ease; only the skilled operator works the machine with facility. Readiness in the active sense includes much of the meaning of ease with the added idea of promptness or alertness. Easiness applies to the thing done, rather than to the doer. Expertness applies to the more mechanical processes of body and mind; we speak of the readiness of an orator, but of the expertness of a gymnast. Compare COMFORTABLE; DEXTERITY; POWER.

   Antonyms:
   annoyance, awkwardness, constraint, difficulty, discomfort, disquiet, irritation, perplexity, trouble, uneasiness, vexation, worry

   Synonyms:
   easiness, expertness, facility, knack, readiness

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1. ease

   Antonyms:
   trouble, annoyance, vexation, disquiet, difficulty, awkwardness

   Synonyms:
   enjoyment, comfort, rest, repose, tranquility, refreshment, relief, quiet, contentment, satisfaction, facility, readiness

Matched Categories

1. • Affluence
   • Comfort
   • Move
   • Naturalness
   • Quality
   • Relieve

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. ease, easiness, simplicity, simplenessnoun

   freedom from difficulty or hardship or effort

   "he rose through the ranks with apparent ease"; "they put it into containers for ease of transportation"; "the very easiness of the deed held her back"

   Antonyms:
   difficulty, difficultness

   Synonyms:
   restraint, simple mindedness, simplicity, simmpleness, easiness, comfort, informality, repose, relief, chasteness, relaxation, rest, simpleness

2. ease, comfortnoun

   a freedom from financial difficulty that promotes a comfortable state

   "a life of luxury and ease"; "he had all the material comforts of this world"

   Antonyms:
   difficultness, difficulty

   Synonyms:
   puff, simplicity, comfortableness, quilt, easiness, comfort, informality, repose, consolation, relief, solace, comforter, relaxation, rest, simpleness

3. relief, easenoun

   the condition of being comfortable or relieved (especially after being relieved of distress)

   "he enjoyed his relief from responsibility"; "getting it off his conscience gave him some ease"

   Antonyms:
   difficultness, difficulty

   Synonyms:
   fill-in, ministration, relievo, easement, informality, moderation, backup, repose, relaxation, succour, respite, comfort, backup man, reliever, alleviation, rest period, rest, succor, sculptural relief, simplicity, embossment, easiness, rilievo, relief, simpleness, stand-in, easing, assuagement, substitute

4. ease, informalitynoun

   freedom from constraint or embarrassment

   "I am never at ease with strangers"

   Antonyms:
   difficulty, difficultness

   Synonyms:
   simplicity, easiness, comfort, informality, repose, relief, relaxation, rest, simpleness

5. rest, ease, repose, relaxationverb

   freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility)

   "took his repose by the swimming pool"

   Antonyms:
   difficulty, difficultness

   Synonyms:
   rest period, tranquility, eternal sleep, repose, peace of mind, loosening, balance, relaxation behavior, relief, rest, simplicity, eternal rest, quiet, simpleness, easiness, placidity, informality, relaxation method, comfort, peace, relaxation, tranquillity, residual, quietus, liberalisation, peacefulness, ataraxis, remainder, residue, residuum, sleep, heartsease, serenity, slackening, liberalization, respite

6. easeverb

   move gently or carefully

   "He eased himself into the chair"

   Antonyms:
   difficulty, difficultness

   Synonyms:
   relieve, allay, alleviate, comfort, facilitate, still

7. comfort, easeverb

   lessen pain or discomfort; alleviate

   "ease the pain in your legs"

   Antonyms:
   difficulty, difficultness

   Synonyms:
   relieve, alleviate, still, allay, soothe, comfort, solace, facilitate, console

8. facilitate, ease, alleviateverb

   make easier

   "you could facilitate the process by sharing your knowledge"

   Antonyms:
   difficulty, difficultness

   Synonyms:
   comfort, help, alleviate, allay, still, facilitate, assuage, palliate, relieve

9. still, allay, relieve, easeverb

   lessen the intensity of or calm

   "The news eased my conscience"; "still the fears"

   Antonyms:
   difficulty, difficultness

   Synonyms:
   calm, salvage, calm down, save, hush up, quieten, slake, unbosom, shut up, still, tranquillise, take over, salve, quiet, comfort, allay, facilitate, exempt, quench, lull, let off, palliate, excuse, relieve, assuage, remedy, alleviate, hush, silence, free, lighten, tranquilize, tranquillize

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1. easenoun

   Antonyms:
   constraint, difficulty, discomfort, uneasiness, awkwardness

   Synonyms:
   facility, easiness, repose, quiescence, comfort, tranquillity, contentment, peace, serenity, unrestraint, informality, abandon

2. easeverb

   Synonyms:
   facilitate, mitigate, appease, assuage, allay, soothe, alleviate, palliate, release, relax, mollify

How to use ease in a sentence?

1. Ayman Al Sayyad:

   It is very clear that there are attempts to ease the tension. But the more important question is to what extent will these attempts be enough? the steps that were taken on the issues concerning standard of living. Will it have a long-term effect? The answer is clearly and conclusively no.

2. Katsunobu Kato:

   We will make the people feel at ease by providing information in a timely manner, and continue to forestall measures.

3. Somsak Roongsita:

   The reopening will help stimulate the economy and ease some financial burdens.

4. Benjamin Reitzes:

   After ramping up in late summer, Canadian homebuilding activity took a bit of a breather in October, while the pullback in starts suggests that housing might be a bit of drag on GDP growth in Q4, the decline was welcome as it will ease concerns about overbuilding ignited by the big prints in August and September.

5. Bob Bennett:

   Beware the ease of blaming Chauvin alone. While he is a blunt instrument of police brutality and racism, he could never flourish in a police agency that lived up to its mission statement.

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